First Live U.S. Demonstration of Cellvizio GI In Vivo Cellular Imaging Technology to Occur at Johns Hopkins Conference

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PHILADELPHIA, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellvizio Inc., a leader in in
vivo cellular imaging, announced today that the first live U.S.
demonstration of its Cellvizio(R) GI technology will be conducted March 10,
2008, during the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Eighth
Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology Viva La Vida Conference.

Cellvizio Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Paris-based Mauna Kea
Technologies and develops and markets Cellvizio, a fundamentally new
endoscopic imaging approach which could improve patient care by eliminating
the need for unnecessary biopsies and could enhance the diagnosis of a
broad range of diseases via in vivo cellular imaging.

The Cellvizio GI procedure will be performed at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore during an endoscopy to assist with the diagnosis of
Barrett's esophagus. It will be seen live via satellite by attendees of the
conference, which is being held March 10-15 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Gastroenterologists, surgeons and other healthcare professionals with an
interest in gastroenterology and hepatology are participating in the
program.

"Cellvizio allows physicians to view live tissue inside the body at the
cellular level in real-time with a miniaturized microscope threaded through
an endoscope and has the potential to benefit patients by reducing
invasiveness while speeding up diagnosis," explained Sacha Loiseau,
president, CEO and founder of Mauna Kea Technologies. "For example, a
current diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus may require 10 to 50 biopsies to
be taken and analyzed by a pathologist off line. The use of Cellvizio
during this procedure could help reduce this number significantly by
allowing physicians to avoid unnecessary biopsies."

Cellvizio GI is commercially available in Europe and in the United
States.

About Mauna Kea Technologies:

Mauna Kea Technologies leads the growing in vivo cellular imaging
market enabling physicians to visualize, diagnose and treat pathologies
that can not be seen using other imaging techniques. Mauna Kea
Technologies' flagship Cellvizio system provides microscopic visualization
of mucosal tissue and promises to improve clinical outcomes by increasing
the diagnostic yield of existing endoscopic procedures. With over 1000
Cellvizio procedures completed to date, Mauna Kea Technologies is currently
focused on the gastroenterology and pulmonology markets. The company plans
to expand into other markets in the future. The company also has a
distribution agreement with Leica Microsystems to sell products for the
Small Animal Imaging market in Europe, the U.S. and Japan. For more
information about Mauna Kea Technologies: http://www.maunakeatech.com

About The Conference:

The Eighth Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Viva la Vida
conference will provide, through formal lectures, followed by questions and
answers, a discussion of various disorders, with an emphasis on recent
developments. Participants will be updated on the latest management of GI
cancers and approaches for the difficult GI bleeder. Endoscopic imaging and
therapies will be demonstrated live from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and
University of Puerto Rico by renowned international experts.
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